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How to pronounce “portable”
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Pronunciation guide for portable
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of portable with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Robert Fischell: TED Prize wish: Finding new cures for migraine, depression, malpractice 27 minutes
Eyewitness news reporter Stacy Sager tonight, with a small and portable machine
- Definition summary
- Able to be carried or easily moved.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce portable
Robert Fischell: TED Prize wish: Finding new cures for migraine, depression, malpractice 27 minutes

Eyewitness news reporter Stacy Sager tonight, with a small and portable machine
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “portable”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Able to be carried or easily moved.
- Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
- (computing) Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.
- (computing) Of a program: able to be copied directly from one machine to another without the use of an installer.
- (obsolete) Bearable, endurable.
- [Noun]
- A portable building used for temporary purposes, particularly:
- (computing) Clipping of portable computer.
- (video games) A hand-held video gaming device.
Practice Nearby Words
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